Role of Mobilization to Improve Cervicogenic Headache

Abstract

Objective: To determine the effect of Mobilization (headache SNAG and Reverse headache SNAG) to treatCervicogenic headache.
Study Design: Randomized control trial.
st th Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted from 1 January to 30 July 2015 in Riphah Rehabilitation Center, Riphah International University Lahore.
Materials and Methods: A sample of 42 patients with cervicogenic headache, 30-60year age were included through non probability purposive sampling techniques and randomly divided into two groups (headache SNAG and Reverse headache SNAG). The demographic data was recorded and informed consent was taken from all participants. Eight weeks of treatment session was provided to both group and assessment of improvement in cervicogenic headache was done at baseline, after 04, 06 and at the end of 8 week.
Results: The sample had 57 % male and 43% female distribution. Patients with acute cervicogenic headache were 48% and chronic cervicogenic headache were 52%. The p value (p<0.05) showed that there was a significant difference in the improvement of headache at 06 weeks and 08 weeks in patients treated with headache SNAG. There was no difference in outcome of headache scale in both treatment approaches (Headache SNAG and reverse headache SNAG) after 04 weeks.
Conclusion: The mobilization is very effective in the management of Cervicogenic headache. The headache
SNAG is more effective as compared to the reverse headache SNAG in the reduction of pain and headache scale.